Vincent van Gogh
Subtitle: ever yours : the essential letters
By: edited by Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten, and Nienke Bakker
Contributors: Jansen, Leo, 1960- editor; Luijten, Hans, editor; Bakker, Nienke, 1972- editor
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 777
ISBN-13: 9780300209471
Subjects: Correspondence; Artists
Other titles: Ever yours :
Work titles: Correspondence
Description: In addition to his many remarkable paintings and drawings, Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) left behind a fascinating and voluminous body of correspondence. This highly accessible book includes a broad selection of 265 letters, from a total of 820 in existence, that focus on Van Gogh's relentless quest to find his destiny, a search that led him to become an artist; the close bond with his brother Theo; his fraught relationship with his father; his innate yearning for recognition; and his great love of art and literature. The correspondence not only offers detailed insights into Van Gogh's complex inner life, but also re-creates the world in which he lived and the artistic avant-garde that was taking hold in Paris. The letters are accompanied by a general introduction, historic family photographs, and reproductions of 100 actual letters that contain sketches by Van Gogh. In sum, this book is the essential book on Van Gogh's letters, which every art and literature lover needs to own.
Notes: "An abridged edition of the complete six-volume publication, Vincent van Gogh, the letters: the complete illustrated and annotated edition, 2009"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.